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Where does β€œπƒπ‰πŒΊπŒ°π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπƒβ€ come from?

πƒπ‰πŒΊπŒ°π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπƒ (Gothic) comes from Gothic πƒπ‰πŒΊπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic sōkijanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European sΓ©hβ‚‚gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European sehβ‚‚g- β€” to seek out.

πƒπ‰πŒΊπŒ°π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπƒ (Gothic): investigator, seeker

Definitions

  1. investigator, seeker

Ancestry of β€œπƒπ‰πŒΊπŒ°π‚πŒ΄πŒΉπƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπƒπ‰πŒΊπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½to seek; to dispute
2Proto-GermanicsōkijanΔ…to seek, look for
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansΓ©hβ‚‚gyetito give a sign
4Proto-Indo-Europeansehβ‚‚g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sehβ‚‚g- β†’